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Brian Michael Levant (born August 6, 1952) is an American filmmaker.


Early life and career

Born in Highland Park, Illinois to a
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family, Levant started his career in 1976 as a writer for the TV series ''
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''. He also wrote for, among other TV shows, '' The Jeffersons,'' ''
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'' and '' Still the Beaver.'' He is best known for directing the films ''
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'' and its 2000 prequel '' The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas'', '' Jingle All the Way'', '' Snow Dogs'' and '' Are We There Yet?''. Though his work is generally disliked by film critics, Levant has responded to the criticism with, "I'm making movies for the audience that I was when I was sitting at home watching '' Garfield Goose'' and '' The Three Stooges'' on WGN...To read those reviews is an act of self-flagellation, but reviews be damned when you're at Blockbuster, and you're seeing family after family grab one of your movies off the shelf on a Friday night. I can't tell you how many times I've seen that." Levant is a major collector of 20th century toys and pop culture memorabilia. His collection is displayed in a 2022 book, ''My Life and Toys''.


Filmography


Feature film

Director * '' Problem Child 2'' (1991) * ''
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'' (1992) * ''
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'' (1994) * '' Jingle All the Way'' (1996) * '' The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas'' (2000) * '' Snow Dogs'' (2002) * '' Are We There Yet?'' (2005) * '' The Spy Next Door'' (2010) * '' Max 2: White House Hero'' (2017) Writer * '' Leave It to Beaver'' (1997)


Direct-to-video


Television

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* * 1952 births Film producers from Illinois American male screenwriters American television directors American male television writers Television producers from Illinois American television writers Film directors from Illinois Highland Park High School (Illinois) alumni Living people People from Highland Park, Illinois Screenwriters from Illinois American comedy film directors {{US-film-director-1950s-stub